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SmartWings offers leisure passengers insurance against rain
Czech carrier SmartWings is offering an ancillary service allowing passengers to insure their leisure trip against poor weather at the destination.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
SEA TURTLES Gulf of Mexico wildlife is not getting many breaks these days, but FedEx Express has come to the aid of efforts to protect sea...
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FARNBOROUGH: A350's race against time
The A350 programme has already suffered a three-month slip, and Airbus is working hard to ensure that no further delays threaten the twinjet's 2013 service-entry schedule
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing presses on with 747-8 certification effort
As its all-new carbonfibre stablemate, the 787, progresses through its certification plan with relative swiftness, Boeing's 747-8F has faced more challenges...
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing 787: the designer 777?
COCKPITS BOEING 777: THE DESIGNER 777? ALTHOUGH Boeing is currently test-flying its 787 and it will be going into airline service at the end...
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FARNBOROUGH: The cost of cash
THE COST OF CASH Aircraft financing stayed on track last year despite the downturn, but uncertain market conditions and regulatory changes are combining...
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FARNBOROUGH: NextGen flight management system: masterminding the cockpit
Little did Honeywell know in the late 1970s when it introduced the idea of a performance management system for the Boeing 757 and 767 that slightly more...
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Business: briefs
Zodiac Aerospace has agreed to acquire German galley manufacturer Sell for undisclosed terms in a move it says will "reinforce" its position in the cabin interiors market, following the acquisition of C&D Aerospace and Driessen Aerospace
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FARNBOROUGH: Trent in full flow
Rolls-Royce is optimistic as it goes to Farnborough, heartened that its XWB programme for the Airbus A350 is on schedule
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FARNBOROUGH: Challenges ahead for Boeing's 787
When the Boeing 787 touches down at Farnborough later this month, the US airframer in one fell swoop will seek to erase the memory of the new composite twin's...
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing presses on with 787 flight-testing
The long and arduous road that Boeing has trod to get the 787 into its flight-test campaign has given way to a swift accumulation of accomplishments for...
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Mexico's Aeromar to introduce CRJ200s
Mexican regional carrier Aeromar has selected the Bombardier CRJ200 as its first jet and expects to initially lease two ex-Jazz CRJ200s from GECAS.
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Aircell to expand ATG network to Alaska
Aircell is expanding its air-to-ground (ATG) network in Alaska to ensure customer Alaska Airlines can offer Gogo in-flight Internet service in its namesake...
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Boeing sends RFP for the 787-9 to Hamilton Sundstrand
Boeing has submitted a request for proposal to 787 supplier Hamilton Sundstrand for its larger -9.
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Boeing adds 44 737 orders to its backlog
Boeing has added 44 737 aircraft to its backlog just weeks after announcing twin increases in narrowbody production.
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BA's Walsh: Iberia deal is platform for further consolidation
British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh believes its merger with Oneworld partner Iberia marks only a first step in the group's development and that...
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Egyptair to take first OnAir-connected A330 in August
Egyptair is gearing up to shortly launch OnAir's in-flight Wi-Fi service and mobile connectivity - including voice calls - on board its new fleet of Airbus...
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NewsPlayStation Portable beats iPad for IFE, says provider
IFE Services is confident that its PlayStation Portable (PSP) in-flight entertainment (IFE) system will trump any Apple iPad-based IFE offered by competitors,...
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Austrian to follow Lufthansa move to slimline seats
Austrian Airlines is to follow parent company Lufthansa's strategy of adopting a new cabin configuration, with lighter seats, to increase capacity. Executive...
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Boeing targets 787 fatigue test buffer over lead aircraft
The fatigue test airframe was moved outdoors in January Boeing is about to start the 787's fatigue trials as it sets out to accumulate the required...